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European corporate travel: Trends to watch
Posted on: 4 March 2014
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A presentation on how the recovering economy, advances in travel technology and other key market dynamics are transforming the European travel marketplace.
Proposal for a Council recommendation on European Tourism Quality Principles
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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The European Commission has proposed a set of voluntary European Tourism Quality Principles to ensure that tourists travelling to other Member States or visiting Europe continent from third countries will get value for their money. These principles cover four main areas: staff training under the supervision of a quality coordinator, consumer satisfaction to ensure that tourist can rely on handling of their complaints, cleanliness and maintenance, and correctness and reliability of information in at least the most relevant foreign language. Such access to reliable and up-to-date information on the quality of tourism services enables tourists to differentiate among competing products, to make an informed choice and to overcome linguistic difficulties. Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) will find it easier to emphasize that they are providing a high quality service by sticking to the principles. The proposal will therefore help SMEs which make up over 90% of the EU tourism sector.
2014 European Hotel Valuation Index
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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Generally, hotel values in Europe have been quite stable during 2013, with Lisbon and Athens starting to recover from the downturn. 2013 was not the year of a big leap forward but still showed a continuation of growth amongst most markets.
European cities hotel forecast 2014 and 2015
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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PricewaterhouseCoopers has published reports which provide its forecast for hotel performance for 18 of Europe’s most important gateway cities. As well as supply, economic and tourism outlooks, the forecasts explore how key megatrends will impact hotel businesses. The latest UK forecast for 2014 and PwC’s first thoughts on the outlook for 2015 are also available with spotlights on London and Edinburgh.
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s Destination Development Program
Posted on: 28 February 2014
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In February 2014, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) in partnership with Sustainable Travel International hosted a live virtual educational presentation with over 300 registrations from around the world. The webinar was presented by Dr. Kelly Bricker, Chair of the GSTC Board, as well as Dr. Louise Twining-Ward and Jeremy Sampson from Sustainable Travel International. Some of the attendees included Kuoni Travel, The Nature Conservancy, PATA, Royal Caribbean, Rainforest Alliance, Sabre Holdings, and numerous ministries of tourism and regional tourism organizations. During the 60-minute interactive gathering, Lara Velasco of Turismo Lanzarote and Dr. Lars Lindkvist of Kenya’s Mara Naboisho Conservancy showcased their “Early Adopter” experience, the first initiative in the Destination Partnership Program. This webinar was the first held in a series of informational programs to put sustainability efforts in the spotlight. Slides and a video recording are available online.
Holiday Review UK
Posted on: 27 February 2014
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Mintel’s annual UK Holiday Review forecasts “steady year-on-year growth” for UK holiday sales over the next five years. The market-research firm predicts UK consumers will take more than 100 million holidays, overseas and domestic, in 2017, up from 94 million last year. However, it suggests recent growth in package sales will go into reverse. Use the University’s “Library Search” page to get online access to Mintel information.
Meet Birmingham
Posted on: 26 February 2014
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The launch of the new Meet Birmingham website aims to make it quicker and easier for online visitors to search for organiser and delegate information, as well as useful information on the city region.
In Focus: Dodecanese, Greece
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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This article summarizes the historical tourism trends of the two largest islands in Dodecanese and outlines future trends.
In Focus: Luanda, Angola
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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This article explores the hotel market trends including tourism trends, supply and performance outlook in Luanda, Angola.
Locations that potential visitors to Britain would ‘most like to stay’
Posted on: 24 February 2014
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The latest issue of VisitBritain’s monthly publication, Foresight, investigates the type of area within Britain that potential visitors say they would like to visit.
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